Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'"

New American Standard Bible

(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’”

King James Version

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Holman Bible

For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.’”

International Standard Version

Indeed many nations and great kings will make slaves even of them, and I'll repay them according to their deeds, according to what they have done.'"

A Conservative Version

For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

American Standard Version

For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Amplified

(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even the Chaldeans [who enslaved other nations]; and I will repay [all of] them according to their deeds and according to the work of their [own] hands.)’”

Bible in Basic English

For a number of nations and great kings will make servants of them, even of them: and I will give them the reward of their acts, even the reward of the work of their hands.

Darby Translation

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Julia Smith Translation

For many nations they also served upon them, and great kings: and I requited to them according to their work and according to the doings of their hands.

King James 2000

For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For many nations and great kings will let them work, even them, and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'"

Modern King James verseion

For many nations and great kings shall lay service on them also. And I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that they also shall be subdued unto divers nations and great kings, for I will recompense them according to their deeds and works of their own hands.'

NET Bible

For many nations and great kings will make slaves of the king of Babylon and his nation too. I will repay them for all they have done!'"

The Emphasized Bible

For many nations and great kings have used, even them, as slaves, So will I recompense to them - According to their deed and According to the work of their own hands.

Webster

For many nations and great kings shall reduce them to subjection also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

World English Bible

For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

Youngs Literal Translation

For laid service on them -- also them -- have many nations and great kings, and I have given recompence to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

and great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

פּעל 
Po`al 
Usage: 37

and according to the works
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

References

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Context Readings

The Cup Of Wrath

13 I will bring on that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'" 15 For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to me: "Take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:6

Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; do not be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.

Jeremiah 27:7

All the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondservant.

Jeremiah 50:9

For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.

Jeremiah 50:41

"Behold, a people comes from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Psalm 137:8

Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be blessed who rewards you, as you have served us.

Isaiah 14:2

The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

Isaiah 45:1-3

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:

Isaiah 66:6

A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that renders recompense to his enemies.

Jeremiah 50:29-34

"Call together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow; encamp against her all around; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do to her; for she has been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:20-28

"You are my battle axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

Jeremiah 51:35-41

The violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon,' shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and, 'My blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea,' shall Jerusalem say.

Daniel 5:28

PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."

Habakkuk 2:8-16

Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.

Revelation 18:20-24

"Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."

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